THEME EXPLORATION

father-son bonding

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ice Age
Ice Age
2002 · Chris Wedge
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
A Romance of Happy Valley
A Romance of Happy Valley
1919 · D.W. Griffith
Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama
1975 · Jonathan Demme
Dandanko
Dandanko
1960 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Hamlet
Hamlet
1969 · Tony Richardson
L’Héritier des Mondésir
L’Héritier des Mondésir
1940 · Jacques Becker
Target
Target
1985 · Arthur Penn
Back to Burgundy
Back to Burgundy
2017 · Cédric Klapisch
A la sombre del puente/In the Shadow of the Bridge
A la sombre del puente/In the Shadow of the Bridge
1947 · Roberto Gavaldón
Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry
1991 · Mike Nichols
Alien from L.A.
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Albert Pyun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore father-son relationships through intimate family dynamics and emotional complexity.

 Clint Eastwood United States

He repeatedly examines strained and redemptive father-son bonds in films such as 'The Gauntlet,' 'Gran Torino,' and 'Unforgiven' with nuanced restraint.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' poignantly portrays the tender and desperate bond between a father and son during post-war hardship.